EMS responses delayed by GWB lane closures in Fort Lee — FORT LEE - Emergency responders were delayed in attending to four medical situations - including one in which a 91-year-old woman lay unconscious - due to traffic gridlock caused by unannounced closures of access lanes to the George Washington Bridge …

Bill Pascrell on bridge flap: ‘Worst is yet to come’ — New Jersey House members aren't calling for congressional investigations into revelations that a staffer in Gov. Chris Christie's office called for the closing of lanes on the New Jersey side of the George Washington Bridge.

Chris Christie's critics savor his misfortune — Chris Christie is learning that being a Party of One can be pretty lonely when times get tough. — Democrats predictably condemned the New Jersey governor after a bombshell report Wednesday tied one of his top staffers to a burgeoning scandal that's already been dubbed “Bridge-gate.”

Christie: I Was ‘Misled By A Member Of My Staff’ — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) has acknowledged that the New Jersey bridge closing scandal has reached his office. — In a statement issued Wednesday afternoon, Christie responded to the revelation that one of his close aides discussed plans …

Christie says he was unaware of emails about bridge closure — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) said Wednesday he didn't know that a senior official in his office was directly involved in an act of retribution against a New Jersey mayor who refused to endorse him in the 2013 gubernatorial race.

The secret life of Robert Gates — Robert Gates's tenure running the Pentagon might go down as the greatest performance in acting history. — On the outside, he was an even-keeled, plain speaking former college president, one who declared to Congress he hadn't returned to Washington to be a “bump on a log.”

Obama's insincere war — Robert Gates has roiled the Beltway with perhaps the least surprising bombshells ever to appear in a tell-all Washington memoir. — Did anyone believe that President Barack Obama was passionately committed to the Afghanistan war that he escalated at the same time he announced a withdrawal date?

House Republicans Preparing Plan for Immigration Overhaul — WASHINGTON — House Speaker John A. Boehner and his Republican leadership team are preparing to release their principles for an overhaul of the nation's immigration laws later this month, the speaker told his members at a closed-door conference on Wednesday.

What It Means to Be a Public Intellectual — Last night my wife and I went out for dinner. Our server was French, a fact that allowed us to spend a few moments practicing the language. When the server left, my wife said, “It's everywhere.” Indeed. Some years ago I decided to learn French.

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